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Harry: No, worse than that. It smells like Sarah was sprayed by a skunk again. Did she?

Me: No skunk. Now that you mention it though, there is a rank odor in here.

Harry (following his nose): UGH. It’s these things!

Me: By “these things” do you mean the hyacinths?

Harry: Is “hyacinth” the word for stinky flower?

Me: Aren’t they pretty? I forced them in these cute little hyacinth vases.

Harry: You forced them to do what? Smell bad?

Me: No, silly. Those are the bulbs you kept asking me why I was keeping them in the refrigerator. But now that you mention it, I have had a dull headache since they started blooming. But aren’t they pretty?

Harry: Okay, but they stink. Can you put them somewhere we can see them but can’t smell them?

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Ha! You make me laugh. I found your blog through Black Walnut Dispatch (which also makes me laugh). I love how your Harry said the flowers smell worse than your dinner. Kudos for you for not seeing an implied insult to your culinary skills and understanding what was really meant.

Awww….poor hyacinths. I almost re-gifted bulbs for forcing last year. Glad I didn’t. When I opened the box they were nothing but dessicated husks. At least yours got to see the light of day before being banished.

Good things come in small packages! I think that a little of that scent is great but can become overwhelming with a whole windowsill of flowers. Personally I like the scent, but I think you either hate it or love it!

Haha, that is too funny! That reminds me of some flowers we had in our wedding. They were yellow balls on the end of a stick (no leaves, and I have no idea what they were). After the wedding we filled our house with vases and vases of flowers from the wedding and my husband swears that the yellow balls smelled like farts, and complained about it often. LOL

I love your blog…and I got a good laugh out of the Hyacinth post. I forced some bulbs also and they finally bloomed last month. I had left one in the pot that they came in in my back yard and to my surprise it was flowering so much better than the ones I had to force.